New Costume?
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New Costume?
Yes, I meant to put a question mark at the end of that.
As several of you know, I've been working on a Mara Jade outfit. Mara is, of course a very expensive costume to do, and the lightsaber alone will not only make a large dent in any income I get, but will also take many weeks to get once I order it.
So here's the thing, I'm debating on if I should work on another costume (a cheaper costume) until I get some regular cash flow, and pick one that won't require weeks upon weeks of waiting for things to be made and sent to me. Now I realize that ANY costume I do is going to cost a fair bit for it to look good, so I guess this is really more of an issue of patience. I could take small bits of cash and start working on bits of another costume at a steady pace, or I could save it up, spend it, save it up, spend it, save it up, and spend it on Mara.
Ideally, I'd like to get official membership sometime before the end of the year, and with Mara I'll be really hard pressed to do that since there are so many pieces that cost a bit on their own and will thus require not only time to be made, but also time to save for them.
Some other costumes I've considered working on that I stand a better chance of finishing before 2009:
Royal Guard (which could potentially take that long since the helmets are so hard to find, and I fear making one may be beyond my abilities)
Ysanne Isard
And and un-specified Imperial officer.
I feel like I'm rambling and never getting to the point here, but basically I'm asking for opinions. Should I finish the one I have started and just wait longer for membership, or should I get membership out of the way (all those are costumes I want to do eventually anyways) and then devote untold months to mara?
As several of you know, I've been working on a Mara Jade outfit. Mara is, of course a very expensive costume to do, and the lightsaber alone will not only make a large dent in any income I get, but will also take many weeks to get once I order it.
So here's the thing, I'm debating on if I should work on another costume (a cheaper costume) until I get some regular cash flow, and pick one that won't require weeks upon weeks of waiting for things to be made and sent to me. Now I realize that ANY costume I do is going to cost a fair bit for it to look good, so I guess this is really more of an issue of patience. I could take small bits of cash and start working on bits of another costume at a steady pace, or I could save it up, spend it, save it up, spend it, save it up, and spend it on Mara.
Ideally, I'd like to get official membership sometime before the end of the year, and with Mara I'll be really hard pressed to do that since there are so many pieces that cost a bit on their own and will thus require not only time to be made, but also time to save for them.
Some other costumes I've considered working on that I stand a better chance of finishing before 2009:
Royal Guard (which could potentially take that long since the helmets are so hard to find, and I fear making one may be beyond my abilities)
Ysanne Isard
And and un-specified Imperial officer.
I feel like I'm rambling and never getting to the point here, but basically I'm asking for opinions. Should I finish the one I have started and just wait longer for membership, or should I get membership out of the way (all those are costumes I want to do eventually anyways) and then devote untold months to mara?
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I am with Ken on this. You should focus on the costume that has the most meaning to you. In the end, you'll be happier and the "lesser" costumes will come later. (By lesser, I mean ones that you are less determined about, not that the other costumes are of lesser worth to the garrison)
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If you are thinking about the Master Replica Special Edition Mara Jade lightsaber. Its pretty expensive and not something you would want to troop with. Kids always want to grab the stuff out of our hands and swing it around, thats why I carry a cheap kenner blaster
The illumisabers guy has a pretty good tutorial on making your own basic saber. http://www.illumisabers.com/diy/index.html It would be pretty easy to dress up as Mara Jade's saber with found objects from Home Depot/Lowe's. I can recognize star bolts, thumbscrews, 1/4" Aluminum stock, fender washers, Black plastic possibly from a T-Rail channel system or windshield wiper parts.
The illumisabers guy has a pretty good tutorial on making your own basic saber. http://www.illumisabers.com/diy/index.html It would be pretty easy to dress up as Mara Jade's saber with found objects from Home Depot/Lowe's. I can recognize star bolts, thumbscrews, 1/4" Aluminum stock, fender washers, Black plastic possibly from a T-Rail channel system or windshield wiper parts.
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I had considered doing this, but I kept freaking out over the prospect of having to do much metal working as I am terrified of power tools. This actually looks nice and simple though. And more importantly, it won't break the bank (or in the case of buying one demolish it with a wrecking ball and pave over the remains).
Still quite a bit of work to do, but not as daunting now. And we need to change the windshield wipers on my car anyways, so I can scavenge them! Not to mention my dad was an electrician for something like 20 years, so I'm sure he'd be more than happy to help me with the electronics!
Thank you!
*sits and waits for payday so she can hit home depot*
Still quite a bit of work to do, but not as daunting now. And we need to change the windshield wipers on my car anyways, so I can scavenge them! Not to mention my dad was an electrician for something like 20 years, so I'm sure he'd be more than happy to help me with the electronics!
Thank you!
*sits and waits for payday so she can hit home depot*
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He even made a Mara Jade version, came out pretty nice
http://www.illumisabers.com/32/index.html
http://www.illumisabers.com/32/index.html